What is Windows 8 Pro with Media Center?

Windows Media Center

Windows Media Center on Windows 8.1 Pro.
Developer(s) Microsoft
Successor Windows DVD Player (Windows 10)
Type Digital video recorder and media player
Website Last archive.org copy of defunct full site Current support.microsoft.com article

How do I use Windows Media Center?

How to Set Up Windows Media Center in Windows 7

  1. Click the Start button on your remote (if your TV is set up) or choose Start→All Programs→Windows Media Center.
  2. Click Continue.
  3. Click Custom.
  4. Select No Thank You and click Next.
  5. Choose Yes (this one is fairly harmless) and click Next.
  6. Choose I Have Finished and click Next.

Is Windows Media Center free?

Media Center is available for free for all versions of Windows 7 except Starter and Home Basic. If you have either of these versions, you’ll need to upgrade to at least Home Premium in order to get access to Media Center. You’ll need to purchase an upgrade key if you want to upgrade your version of Windows 7.

How do I install Windows Media Center?

How to install Windows Media Center on Windows 10: Step 1: Extract the contents of the zip file you just downloaded to a folder on your computer. Step 2: Open the location of the extracted contents, and locate the file named “_TestRights.cmd”. Right-click on the file and select Run as administrator from the menu.

What is the Windows 8 Media Center Pack?

The Windows 8 Media Center Pack adds all Windows Media Center functionality back to Windows 8 Pro including broadcast TV recording and playback and DVD playback. This means that the Windows 8 Media Center pack comes with a codec for DVD, but not Blu-ray.

What is Microsoft Media Center?

Windows Media Center ( WMC ) is a discontinued digital video recorder and media player created by Microsoft. Media Center was first introduced to Windows in 2002 on Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE). It was included in Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista, as well as all editions of Windows 7 except Starter and Home Basic.

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